Local sheriff's deputies are looking for two men who allegedly stole half a dozen cell phones from a Stevenson Ranch store that's "been hit a few times," said a spokesman for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.

Local hikers, animal-lovers and people who just like being outdoors are being invited to help California Department of Fish and Wildlife officers research animal disease by reporting every dead animal they find.

Three people suspected of being members of an alleged "fictitious police department" were arrested Thursday as search warrants were served at two Santa Clarita Valley locations, law enforcement sources told The Signal.

A Valencia man suspected of stealing the mail of nine Santa Clarita Valley residents and allegedly exploiting their identities for gain now faces an 11-count felony complaint filed against him for identity theft, court papers show.

Half a dozen power outages this month from Stevenson Ranch to Canyon Country are being blamed on faulty or outdated equipment and blown transformers, a spokesman for Southern California Edison said Wednesday.

Two Santa Clarita Valley men arrested Tuesday following alleged threats and a robbery now face felony charges - one suspected of robbery, the other of making criminal threats, arrest reports indicated Wednesday.

A street race scheduled to take place Monday night in Canyon Country near Via Princessa was thwarted by local sheriff's deputies who received a tip it was going to happen, a spokesman for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station said Wednesday.

So much trash was found during a sweep of homeless camps in the Santa Clara River bed on Monday that city crews returned to continue cleaning Tuesday, a spokesman for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station said.

A Newhall man accused of torturing and killing his 19-day-old daughter appeared briefly in court Tuesday as lawyers tried to set a date for his preliminary hearing, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office said Tuesday.